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2001 XF255

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(2001 XF255)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
43.985 AU
True anomaly
314.26°
Distance from Earth
44.314 AU
As of
20 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2001 XF255 — 43.985 AU from the Sun 2001 XF255
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2001 XF255 is 44.314 AU from Earth today (6.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 19m 38s
Declination
+16° 14′ 23″
Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
44.3 AU
Elongation from the Sun
70.95° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
43.987 AU
Eccentricity
0
Inclination
1.4°
Orbital period
291.7 years
Perihelion
43.985 AU
Aphelion
43.988 AU
Longitude of ascending node
110.14°
Argument of periapsis
71.64°
Epoch · J2000
2452270.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 16,723.3 LD
42.9714 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.932

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
4
Data arc
36 days
First observed
9 December 2001
Last observed
14 January 2002
Residual RMS
0.04 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.71

Discovery & classification

TNO

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